Thur'sD'y

About that flippant assertion that i'd be avoidin' the crimps... Well a frind did shew up, and i shewd him thee problem: thee very one, indeede, whitch i compleetedeth upon the antecedent Tew'sDay. Rhite, and he cud not send-- whitch is goode, indeede, as theretofore, when last we'd clumb togaether, sum munths in thee past, he'd prooven all-ways sum meashure stronger than i. Anyways, we went to the cave, where we'd been sorta workin' a "v3" on tues. It's bloody hard for a 3... whoever rated the new stuff after that comp either kinda sees everything under a v5 as "basically all the same," or else is an irreligious, callous-souled sandbagger. i went to the gym specifically to do this problem, but it requires a shoulder-high heelhook 6 ft. off the ground in order to reach and establish on a tiny crimp, off of which one dynos to the finish. If you miss dead-center of that crimp it's sorta like trying to just grab 'hold of the wall with no hold on it whatever: you don't even slow down on the way to the mats. Anyhow, by the time we worked it out, i was too tired to link it together. It'll go on tues. But i didn't do so well at dodging the small crimps. we'd hooked up with another couple of guys i'd climbed with before, and were all taking turns burning on it. That's fun. i can say i work about a thousand times better and more efficiently when i'm climbing with some other folks. i had a genetics exam at 2:00, and at 1:45 i looked up at the clock and had trouble bringing myself to care. i was planning on climbing for maybe 30 mins., then going in early so i'd have a good hour to study for the thing. Ended up studying for about 10 mins. But it was so nice talking to other humans, i didn't much care. When adults address me i generally just stare at 'em for a while, and i have to dig deep to remember how to speak out loud.

i'll call it a good workout even if i did egregious tendon damage. And i got an 88 on the test, which isn't as bad as i deserved. And then, when i got home, Steph had got me a set of Pfeil wood carving chisels for a gift, the beautiful girl. Made for a pretty happy b'day all around.